Overshoe for horses.



G. J. DONNELLY.

OVERSHOE FOR HORSE S.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.22. 1916.

1,228 ,358. Patented May 29, 1917 M 619073 16 l'ffonflelly Wig/M 4 BY ms non/11a PEYERS con nmmumc WASNINGTON. n c

GEORGE J. DONNELLY, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. v

OVERSHOE FOB. HORSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29, 1917.

Application filed August 22, 1916. Serial No. 116,262.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonen J. DoNNnLLY, a citizen of the United Eitates, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Overshoes for Horses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an overshoe for horses.

One of the obj cots of the present invention is to provide a simple substantial cheaply manufactured anti-slipping overshoe 0r pad for horseswhich will completely cover the tread surface of the metal shoe, furthermore to indent or recess the tread surface of the pad to intensify its anti-slipping quality, and also to provide a projection which will enter and engage the inner rim of the metal shoe and prevent movement of the pad from its fixed position when associated with the metal shoe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel locking mechanism which will not only reinforce the pad, but also permit the same to be readily and quickly applied or attached when desired.

Further objects will hereinafter appear.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the overshoe or pad applied to the metal shoe on a horse.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pad, viewing it fromthe under side.

Fig. at is a similar view, viewing the pad from the opposite side.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the longitudinal locking member.

Fig. 6 is a similar View of the transverse locking member.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates in general a metal shoe such as is worn by horses, and B the anti-friction shoe or pad which forms the subject matter of the present application.

This overshoe consists of a pad 2, which is adapted to enter and engage the inner rim 3 of the metal shoe. Secured to said pad by rivets l or any other suitable means, is a tread portion which in this instance consists of a heel section 5 and a toe section 6. The

heel section is spaced with relation to the toe section 6 to form a transverse slot or groove 7 and the center portion of the toe section 6 is cut away to form a longitudinal groove 8. These grooves are formed for the reception of a pair of locking members 9 and 10 generally shown in Figs. 2, 5 and 6. These members are constructed of strap iron or thin spring steel, the member 9 being placed in the longitudinal groove 8 and the member 10 in the transverse groove 7, as will hereinafter be described.

The inner face of the metal shoe A is in this instance provided with a pair of inwardly projecting lugs 11 and is furthermore provided with three recesses 12, 13 and 14.

The recesses 12 and 13 are so positioned as to receive the outer ends of the locking member 10, while the recess 14 at the toe portion is provided for the reception of one end 16 of the locking member 9, the opposite end being secured by the transverse locking member 10.

In operation when it is desired to apply the overshoe it is only necessary to lift the horses hoof, and with a hook or other 'im-, plement remove any dirt which may have accumulated between the inner rim of the metal shoe A and the frog of the hoof. The overshoe is then applied in such a manner that the pad 2 will enter and engage the inner rim 3 of the metal shoe. The longitudinal locking member or strip 9 is then placed in the longitudinal groove 8 and shoved forward through a slot 15 formed between the toe section 6, and the inner pad, 2. This permits the end 16 of the strip 9 to engage the inner face or recess 14 formed on the metal shoe. The transverse strip 10 is next placed in the groove 7 on top of the inner end of the strip 9, and theends are then forced into the recesses 12 and 13 formed in the metal shoe A. The transverse strip will in this manner not only secure the overshoe as a whole against removal, but also the longitudinal locking strip 9. The engagement of the pad 2 with the inner rim. of the metal .shoe prevents movement of the pad from its fixed position when associated with the metal shoe, and it is furthermore secured by the locking members provided.

The toe and heel pads are preferably constructed of rubber and this provides antifriction tread members which wholly overlie the metal surface of the shoe A. The longitudinal and transverse grooves 8 and 7 not only serve as recesses for the locking members, but also intensify the anti-slipping qualities of the outer tread members formed on the shoe.

Overshoes constructed as here described are so easily applied, that they may be readily used for only a short time in the morning when the pavements are slippery from rain or dew, as later in the day they may be removed by means of any hooked instrument by merely cleaning out the grooves and removing the locking strips. The horses can then travel on the ordinary metal shoes.

The overshoes may also be used to advantage in connection with trick or performing horses on the stage, as no metal parts are exposed, in this manner providing a positive anti-friction silent.

The formation of the tread proper in two separate sections such as indicated at 5 and 6, and each independently removable and renewable permits both or either to be renewed from time to time as necessity may demand, in this manner increasing the life and utility of the overshoe as a whole.

The materials and finish of the parts of the device may be such as the experience and judgment of the manufacturer will dictate.

I wish it understood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims, and that I do not wish to limit myself to the specific design or construction here shown.

Having thus described my invention, what tread and also a shoe whichis I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An overshoe for horses comprising a pad adapted to enter and engage the inner rim of an ordinary metal shoe, a tread por tion secured to said pad overlying the metal shoe, said tread portion being longitudinally and transversely slotted, and a pair of crossed fiat flexible metal fasteners adapted to be placed in the slotted portion of the pad to bring their outer ends into engagement with the inner face of the metal shoe, said flexible fastener positioned in the transverse slot adapted to overlie one end of the flexible fastener positioned in the longitudinal slot and lock it against removal.

2. An overshoe for horses consisting of a Copies of this patent may be obtained for pad having a portion to fit inside an ordinary metal shoe, and another portion to overlie the metal shoe, the pad having grooves and adapted to receive crossed flexible metal fasteners which engage underneath the metal shoe, said last-named pad portion being divided by one of said grooves into a toe section and a heel section which are independently removable and renewable.

3. An overshoe for horses comprising a pad adapted to enter and engage the inner rim of an ordinary metal shoe, a tread portion secured to said pad overlying the metal shoe, said tread portion being longitudinally and transversely slotted, and a pair of crossed flexible metal fasteners adapted to be placed in the slotted portion of the pad to bring their outer ends into engagement with the inner face of the metal shoe, said metal fasteners consisting of two flat flexible strips and separately insertible into place, the metal fastener which fits the longitudinal groove having one end to engage underneath the end of the metal shoe and its opposite end beneath the transverse metal fastener.

4. The combination with a horseshoe having a pair of opposed recesses formed on the hoof side of the shoe near the rear end and a recess on the same side of the shoe approximately central of the toe portion, of a pad adapted to enter and fit the inner rim of the shoe and cover the frog of the hoof, a tread portion secured to said pad overlying the.

metal shoe, said tread portion having a transverse groove formed therein in alinement with the opposed recesses formed near the rear end of the shoe and a longitudinal groove in alinement with the front recess, a flexible fastener received by said longitudinal groove adapted to have one end inserted in the toe recess and having sufficient length to enter the transverse groove, and a second flexible fastener received by the transverse groove adapted to lie across the free end of the first-named flexible fastener and also adapted to have its opposite ends inserted in the opposed recesses in the shoe. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE J. DONNELLY.

lVitnesses:

FRANCES V. Conn, JOHN H. HERRING.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

